MEET UP: North Bay, lets get it going!
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All the photos used in the postcard I took with my t3i at our meets. I have group pics and individuals. If you like, I can drop box some for you to use. I have edited ones and raw.
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Much obliged! How do I set up my drop box or google drive for you to upload to me? Or is it the other way around where you set up a folder and I download from you?
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I have a couple dozen pics so large transfers works best. I already have a drop box account but ill look at the other transfer site too tomorrow.
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I only changed the writing because I felt it was a little too choppy, it's pretty much the same length with the exception of the "...Bar-B-Que on the beach, bowling, indoor kart track racing, track days at local race tracks, or countless other local events in the Bay Area" part where I added a couple things.
I'm just trying to help by tossing in my $.02
Personally, I think of young kids, fast and furious style, when I read "sweet ride" on the front. If you want to shorten it a bit, I'd recommend taking out "we are" and using "we're" since you started the intro with a compound word you might as well stick with it. Or you could just take out "you've" since "you" would flow better there anyway.
I understand the keeping it short and sweet, but you want it to sound like the group is a bunch of mature drivers instead of a bunch of high school or college kids that meet up to do burn outs and racing in the parking lot. I think the more "professional" and polished the writing seems the better clientele you will attract to the meets.
No offense, just being honest.
I'm just trying to help by tossing in my $.02
Personally, I think of young kids, fast and furious style, when I read "sweet ride" on the front. If you want to shorten it a bit, I'd recommend taking out "we are" and using "we're" since you started the intro with a compound word you might as well stick with it. Or you could just take out "you've" since "you" would flow better there anyway.
I understand the keeping it short and sweet, but you want it to sound like the group is a bunch of mature drivers instead of a bunch of high school or college kids that meet up to do burn outs and racing in the parking lot. I think the more "professional" and polished the writing seems the better clientele you will attract to the meets.
No offense, just being honest.
As far as the layout, as long as nothing bothers me I'm happy with whatever anyone comes up with. I'm not going to analyze anything too deeply because there is no need for that level of criticism, however I would hope any thoughts I throw out are at least considered seeing as I do have a degree in this stuff.
All that said I don't think anyone undervalues someone putting effort in. Likely many of us could also do drafts, and I won't make assumptions about how anyone else feels, but I am not motivated to create anything like that right now. As such I'm quite pleased, and I'm sure others are as well, that people are stepping up and doing things. In this case kwiksilver for making the postcard and iterating on it.
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What do you guys think of this for the next drive? Very rough draft, not the exact roads but the generally area. We would hit skaggs road again from that drive everyone loved a while back
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid...69679,0.574722
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid...69679,0.574722
2.5 hours, 95 miles, according to Gmaps, and we end way out by Fort Ross, still 1 hour from the 101. We can discuss this weekend, I don't like talking about driving routes publicly.
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I'm pretty sure Ben and I don't have the fuel capacity for this drive haha. Having said that, I do like the route. Looks fun.
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